[Ta-Ha 20:126] He will say, "Similarly did Our
signs come
to you but you forgot them; and in the same way, nobody will heed you
today."

[Ta-Ha 20:127] And this is how We reward him
who transgresses
and does not accept faith in the signs of his Lord; and indeed the
punishment
of the Hereafter is the most severe and more lasting.

[Ta-Ha 20:128] So did they not gain guidance
from (knowing)
how many generations We have destroyed before them, among whose
dwellings
they walk? Indeed in it are signs for men of intellect.

Section 8

[Ta-Ha 20:129] And had not a command of your Lord been passed, then the
punishment would have gripped them - and had a term not been appointed.

[Ta-Ha 20:130] Therefore (O dear Prophet
Mohammed -
peace and blessings be upon him), patiently forbear upon their
speech,
and praising your Lord proclaim His Purity, before the sun rises and
before
it sets; and proclaim His Purity at some times of the night and at the
two ends of the day, in the hope that you be pleased. (*With the
great
reward from your Lord)

[Ta-Ha 20:131] And O listener, do not extend
your eyes
towards what We have given to disbelieving couples to enjoy - the bloom
of the worldly life - so that We may test them with it; and the
sustenance
of your Lord is the best, and more lasting.

[Ta-Ha 20:132] And command your household to
establish
prayer, and yourself be steadfast in it; We do not ask any sustenance
from
you; We will provide you sustenance; and the excellent result is for
piety.

[Ta-Ha 20:133] And the disbelievers said, "Why
does he
not bring to us a sign from his Lord?"; did not the explanation of what
is in the former Books, come to them?

[Ta-Ha 20:134] And had We destroyed them with
some punishment
before the advent of a Noble Messenger, they would have certainly said,
"Our Lord, why did You not send a Noble Messenger to us, so we would
have
followed Your signs, before being humiliated and disgraced?"

[Ta-Ha 20:135] Proclaim, "Each one is waiting;
so you
too wait; very soon you will come to know who are the people of the
right
path, and who has attained guidance."